Tessa Bailey’s IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER and HOOK, LINE AND SINKER, to Politikens (Denmark), in a two-book deal, by Monique Oosterhof at Mo Literary Services, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
New comedy duology from NYT bestseller Tessa Bailey
NYT-bestselling author of HOOK, LINE AND SINKER Tessa Bailey’s SECRETLY YOURS, the start of a romantic comedy duology in which two Napa Valley winery heirs return home after a long absence to put old ghosts to bed and tumble into unlikely love with some colorful locals, again to Nicole Fischer at Avon, in a six-figure deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in early 2023, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
Romanian rights for Fifth Avenue Rebels
Joanna Shupe’s THE HEIRESS HUNT and THE LADY GETS LUCKY, to Editura Litera (Romania), in a two-book deal, by Jill Hughes at Jill Hughes Foreign Rights, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Portuguese rights for Dark Olympus
Katee Robert’s NEON GODS and ELECTRIC IDOL, to Marcador (Portugal), in a two-book deal, by Sandra Bruna at Sandra Bruna Literary Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Romanian rights for Bessinger Sisters
Tessa Bailey’s IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER and HOOK, LINE AND SINKER, to Nemira (Romania), in a two-book deal, by Jill Hughes at Jill Hughes Foreign Rights, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Spanish rights for GRIMROSE GIRLS
Laura Pohl’s THE GRIMROSE GIRLS, to Vergara & Riba Europa (Spain), by Sandra Bruna Literary Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Bradford Literary Agency.
Slovak rights for Bessinger Sisters Duology
Tessa Bailey’s IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER and HOOK, LINE AND SINKER, to Pandora (Slovak Republic), in a two-book deal, by Kristin Olson at Kristin Olson Literary Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Jacqueline Firkins will teach you HOW NOT TO FALL IN LOVE
Author of HEARTS, STRINGS, & OTHER BREAKABLE THINGS Jacqueline Firkins’s HOW NOT TO FALL IN LOVE, in which a cynical wedding shop worker tries to “cure” a hopelessly romantic LARP-er by teaching him the harsh realities of modern dating, only to realize he is the one teaching her, to Nicole Sclama at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s, for publication in fall 2021, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Two-book debut for Alechia Dow
Alechia Dow’s THE KINDRED, about a royal and a commoner, mistakenly mind-paired at birth, who land on Earth after fleeing royal assassins, only to find the “developing” planet might hold the solutions to their divided and unjust lives back home, to Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2022, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (NA).
Polish and Estonian rights for CHASING LUCKY and ANATOMICAL SHAPE OF A HEART
Jenn Bennett’s CHASING LUCKY, to IUVI (Poland), by Justyna Pelaska at Graal; and THE ANATOMICAL SHAPE OF A HEART, to Helios (Estonia), by Anastasya Markova at Synopsis Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
J. Elle’s got A TASTE OF MAGIC
J. Elle’s A TASTE OF MAGIC, the first of two books set at the Park Row Magic Academy, starring a 12-year-old black girl who enrolls in the inner-city magical academy hidden in the back of a beauty shop, and who must fight to keep it open after redistricting and gentrification threaten to close it down, to Claire Stetzer at Bloomsbury Children’s, in a very nice deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2022, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).